Those who prefer their rugby cagey and tactical would have left a sold-out Rec disappointed. Everyone else was treated to 11 tries – seven of them in the first half – as ball carriers ran over papier-mache tacklers and through porous defensive lines. Though it was thrilling, it often felt too easy for those on attack, especially Finn Russell, who kept Bath ticking in a seven-try bonus-point win.
The Scot outshone Marcus Smith, who was shown the yellow card in the first half and then shunted from fly-half to full-back when he returned from the sin-bin.
